Navy Key: Receive a command performance from quarterback Zach Abey
Abey needs to prove he’s made progress with regard to knowing the triple-option and reading defenses. Head coach Ken Niumatalolo and offensive coordinator Ivin Jasper both feel comfortable with the junior’s command of the offense in practice and hope it translates under the lights in a nationally-televised road game. The Archbishop Spalding product must make the correct checks at the line of scrimmage and good decisions in terms of distributing the ball. It will be particularly important for Abey to take care of the football as turnovers would greatly increase the chance of an upset loss.